Summary
Harshal Gupta is a Principal at Arali Ventures with a decade of experience at the intersection of product, deep-tech startups, and enterprise software investing. He partners closely with founders to lead seed and pre-seed investments in B2B tech, having sourced and led deals across areas like privacy-preserving RAG, geospatial data platforms, and AI-driven testing. Before VC, Harshal honed product and business development skills in the founder’s office and analytics at GreyOrange, giving him hands-on operational insight into scaling complex engineering teams. His portfolio work spans underwriting automation to industrial risk-decisioning, reflecting a pragmatic focus on commercial outcomes and technical defensibility. Based in Bengaluru, he brings both practitioner empathy and a systems-minded approach to early-stage deal diligence and founder support.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) Computer Engineering at Gujarat Technological University
Certification Programme International Finance, Certification Programme International Finance at Ahmedabad Management Association
English, Hindi, sanskirt, Gujarati